Palestine Issue
Israeli forces raid 4 West Bank cities overnight, 2 detained
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli forces raided four areas across the Northern West Bank on Sunday morning, including the cities of Hebron, Nablus, and…
Israeli forces injure Palestinian farmer
Israeli military forces have shot and injured a Palestinian farmer in the Gaza Strip, a day after they killed a Palestinian in…
Israeli forces subdue protests against settlement, killing of young men in W. Bank
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Israeli forces on Friday afternoon violently attacked different peaceful West Bank marches protesting against settlement activities and the recent…
Israeli PM vows to continue settlement construction
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to continue illegal settlement construction on occupied Palestinian territories. On Wednesday, the Israeli prime minister…
Israeli soldier kills Palestinian in West Bank
Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, a day after killing another and injuring several more during…
Palestine-Israel talks may be extended: Erekat
Chief Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat says the so-called peace talks between Palestine and the Israeli regime may need to be extended…
Another US group joins academic boycott of Israel
Another group of American scholars has joined two other organizations in boycotting Israel’s academic institutions. The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association…
Almost 1 million in need of food aid in Gaza: UN
The United Nations says nearly one million people are expected to need food aid in the besieged Gaza Strip next year. The…
EU warns Israel against construction of new settlements
The European Union has warned Tel Aviv against hurting talks with the Acting Palestinian Authority (PA) by announcing plans to construct new…
Palestinians against talks with Israel: Poll
A new opinion poll reveals that the majority of Palestinians are against the so-called peace talks with the Israeli regime initiated by…
Kerry says Israeli-Palestinian deal possible by end-April
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said that Israelis and Palestinians remained committed to peace talks and were on…
Gaza is facing human catastrophe
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The Interior Minister of Gaza asked all the Islamic and Arabic countries as well as international…
Abbas rejects West Bank border security plan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected US proposals for Israel to keep troops in a future Palestinian state along its…
Why Israeli-Palestinian talks will fail, again
There is an odd sort of atmosphere today around the soon-to-fail Israel-Palestine talks. A dramatic gesture by the United States, presenting its own…
Israeli soldiers fire at Palestinian farmers South of Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli forces fired at Palestinian farmers to the East of Khan Younis district, South of the Gaza Strip, at noon…
Kerry brings nothing promising to faltering peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry concluded his visit to Israel on Friday noon, leaving behind what seems to be unbridgeble gaps…
Palestinian MP blasts int’l silence over settlement expansion
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A member of the Palestinian legislative body condemned the international community’s silence in the face of relentless expansion of…
Anti-settlement protestors in W. Bank mourn Mandela
TEHRAN (FNA)- Thousands of Palestinians and foreign activists paid tribute to the pro-Palestinian South African leader Nelson Mandela, who passed away on…
Palestinian envoy urges concerted efforts of Muslim states to counter Israel
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Palestinian Islamic Jihad representative in Tehran expressed regret at the internal disputes that have gripped the Islamic world,…
No electricity, fuel in Gaza as winter approaches
The Gaza Strip remains without electricity and fuel for the upcoming winter as the Israeli regime steps up the pressure on the…
Netanyahu: Israel ready for ‘historic peace’ with Palestinians
JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 (UPI) — Israel is ready for “historic peace” with the Palestinians “based on two states for two peoples,” Israeli Prime…
Human Rights report: 26 disabled Palestinians held in Israeli jails
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Palestinian Human Rights Center considered Israel’s continued arrest of the disabled Palestinians as “contrary to the most basic international…
Palestinians say Iran deal sets peace precedent
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Senior Palestinians say the diplomatic pressure that produced the nuclear deal with Iran – world powers negotiating…
Israeli soldiers open heavy machinegun fire at Southern Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli forces opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian land and houses to the East of Khan Younis, South of the…
Israeli forces open fire at farmers in Southern Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli forces early Sunday shot at Palestinian farmers near Rafah in Southern Gaza, locals said. Witnesses said Israeli forces opened…
Palestinian official calls for economic sanctions against Israel
TEHRAN (FNA)- The international community should impose economic sanctions on Israel over its continued occupation of Palestinian territories, Palestinian ambassador to Nigeria…
Israel settlement building rises by 130%
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Israeli regime has increased its illegal settlement construction by 130 percent so far this year in comparison to last…
Envoy reiterates Iran’s support for Palestine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will remain one of the main supporters of the oppressed people of Palestine, Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon Qazanfar Roknabadi…
Israel approves new settlements in the West Bank only weeks after halting similar project
Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday that the construction of 800 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank territory had been…
Ailing Palestinian prisoners threaten hunger strike over lack of treatment
TEHRAN (FNA)- About 20 ailing Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails threatened to launch an open-ended hunger strike to protest their lack…
President Rouhani reiterates Iran’ solidarity with Palestinian nation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the necessity for the settlement of differences between Israel and the Palestinians through the means…
Israel okays 829 new settler homes in West Bank: NGO
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli authorities have given the go-ahead for the construction of 829 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank.…
Iran deal could affect talks on Syria, Palestine
The nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers could pave the way for normalization of ties between Tehran and the West.…
Abbas calls for intl. probe into Arafat death
Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has called for an international investigation into the death of former leader of the Palestine Liberation…
US does not accept Israel settlement expansions: Rice
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – US President’s National Advisor Susan Rice says Israel’s settlement expansion lacks legitimacy and it fuels tensions hampering…
Sewage keeps flowing in streets of Gaza Strip
Sewage keeps flowing in the streets of the Gaza Strip causing a humanitarian disaster in the besieged enclave,Press TV reports. On Friday, wastewater…